A statement from German police said: “The lamb was turned over to an animal protection group.

Via The Independent:

A three-week-old lamb named ‘Birke’ has been rescued from a Munich brothel, having been discovered during a narcotics raid.

Police also detained a 25-year-old prostitute for drug possession, not prostitution, as it is legal in Germany.

Police said the woman showed them a letter from veterinary authorities which dictated the conditions in which the lamb should be raised, however these did not include its living conditions at the time, so she was forbidden to keep the lamb. Read More…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin with her concerns about a crackdown on non-governmental organizations – and then topless demonstrators with obscene insults written on their chests assailed the Russian president at an industry fair in Germany.

As the two leaders toured the fair in Hannover, several activists from Ukraine’s Femen group, bared their torsos and shouted “Putin dictator!” before being detained by guards.

A smiling Putin shrugged off the protest.

“As for the action, I liked it,” he said. “You should be grateful to the girls, they are helping you make the fair more popular.”